We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.
~ Jonathan Swift
Unfortunately this may be how many people see religions in our time. And it begs the question of whether we are up to the challenge of being the face of a faith that is life-giving and loving. Any hint of arrogance or triumphalism is deadly in this regard. Can we be the humble and loving people Christ calls us to be?
I wouldn't be a pastor if I thought we could not. So let's join together in having enough authentic religion to really love one another.
